Nigeria, June 5 -- Nigerian soldiers have repelled two terrorist attacks in the Buratai area of Biu Local Government Area and Mallam Fatori in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.

The two attacks happened on Thursday morning.

Reuben Kovangiya, an army captain and spokesperson of Operation Hadin Kai, a military counter-insurgency operation in the North-east, said gallant Nigerian troops subdued the insurgents.

According to the officer, troops found the lifeless bodies of terrorists and recovered "assorted arms and ammunition" after the encounter, adding that troops continued to comb the general area.

In Mallam Fatori, Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack a troops' location from multiple fronts.

However, the alert troops f...